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Subject:        ICA Commission on the History of Cartography
Date:   Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:11:50 +0200
From:   Elri Liebenberg <[log in to unmask]>









The 24th International Cartographic Conference  (ICC2009) of the
International Cartographic Association (ICA) will take place in Santiago de
Chile from 15 to 21 November 2009 .  The deadline for submitting papers is
16 January 2009. The ICA Commission on the History of Cartography hopes to
fill at least three sessions of four papers each, and all people interested
in the history of cartography during especially the 19th and 20th centuries,
are invited to submit abstracts.   More information on  the conference can
be found on www.icc2009.cl  For  full particulars about the requirements for
Abstracts, look under the website heading CONFERENCE and the sub-headings
Submission Format and Submission System.

Established in 1959, the International Cartographic Association (ICA) is
basically a technical  organisation which has as its aim the advancement of
the study of cartography and geo-information (GI) science.  Because
historical maps and historical cartographic material are an integral part of
modern cartographic databases, the ICA  also has an interest  in the history
of cartography.

The history of cartography covers a vast field of knowledge and includes all
maps and map-like graphics ever made by humankind.  However, to compile and
use modern maps the cartographer and map user seldom, if ever, requires
cartographical information older than 1800 CE.  Given this, the ICA
Commission on the History of Cartography primarily concentrates on the
history of cartography during the 19th and 20th centuries. More information
on the Commission can be found on www.icahistcarto.org

Elri Liebenberg
Chair: ICA Commission on the History of Cartography
P O Box 36345
MENLO PARK 0102
Pretoria
South Africa
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